REGENT


Meaning of REGENT in English

re ‧ gent /ˈriːdʒ ə nt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , present participle of regere 'to rule' ]

someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child ⇨ regency

—regent adjective [only after noun] :

the Prince Regent

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THESAURUS

▪ king the male ruler of a country, who comes from a royal family:

George III was the king of England at that time.

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King Harald V of Norway

▪ queen a woman who rules a country because she is from a royal family, or the wife of a king:

She became queen when she was only 14 years old.

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Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

▪ monarch a king or queen:

The bishops were appointed by the monarch.

▪ monarchy a country that is ruled by a king or queen, or this type of political system:

Britain is a constitutional monarchy.

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Some people want the monarchy to be abolished.

▪ prince the son of a king, queen, or prince, or the male ruler of a small country or state:

Prince Rainier of Monaco

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The prince will inherit the throne when his father dies.

▪ ruler someone such as a king, who has official power over a country and its people:

the ruler of Babylonia

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General Musharraf was the former military ruler of Pakistan.

▪ emperor the ruler of an ↑ empire (=group of countries) :

the Habsburg emperors of the 19th century

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Emperor Hirohito

▪ sovereign formal a king or queen:

It was hoped that a meeting of the two sovereigns would ease tensions between the countries.

▪ regent someone who governs instead of a king or queen, because the king or queen is ill, absent, or still a child:

Edward II left his friend Gaveston as regent.

▪ the crown formal the position of king or queen:

Warwick was a loyal servant of the crown.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.